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esforçar

esforçar

See also: esforcar

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Verb

esforçar (first-person singular present esforço, past participle esforçat)

  1. to encourage, to strain

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese esforçar, from Vulgar Latin *exfortiāre, from ex + *fortiāre, from Late Latin fortia, from Latin fortis.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /iʃ.fuɾ.ˈsaɾ/
  • Hyphenation: es‧for‧çar

Verb

esforçar (first-person singular present indicative esforço, past participle esforçado)

  1. to strain

Conjugation